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A new county ordinance has given local authorities help in the war on drugs.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office recently released information about a new county drug paraphernalia ordinance, approved by Lancaster County Council, which is intended to crack down on drug use.

Created by Sheriff Barry Faile, along with county staff, the ordinance amends the county’s code to include clearer definitions on illegal items used for ingesting, smoking, administering or preparing illegal drugs.

Children 17 and younger are invited to an event that’s turning into an annual tradition in Lancaster.

For the fifth straight year, Lancaster native Javon Crockett has organized a back-to-school festival for area youth. The event – now dubbed National Youth Empowerment Festival – is set for 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Southside Park, off Conner Street in Lancaster.

Police arrested a Lancaster man on several charges last week only minutes after a woman reported she was held against her will in a parking lot.

William Matt Hilliard, 27, 897 Farmbrook Road, was arrested July 4 and charged with two counts of unlawful carrying of a pistol. Officers plan to seek warrants for criminal domestic violence and kidnapping, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.

The search is on for a Lancaster man wanted in connection with the shooting of another man Monday evening, July 9.

Lancaster police officers have issued arrest warrants for Delrico L. McDow, 23, 780 Montcrest St., for the charges of attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent crime and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to a Lancaster Police Department press release.

County firefighters fought a hay barn fire in blistering heat on Rocky River Road in the Rich Hill community Saturday afternoon. Their massive, all-out effort kept the blaze from spreading to several nearby full turkey barns.

The fire, which was reported about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, was contained about 4:15 p.m.

However, it was by no means out then, according to a firefighter on the scene.

“It’s about 30 percent out,” the firefighter said on the emergency radio at the time.